Ethiopia - Housing

Photo by: Dusan Radivojevic

Except in Addis Ababa, Harer, Dire Dawa, and a few other urban centers,
most houses are built of mud or mortar and have thatched or tin roofs.
In the rural areas the traditional thatched hut (tukul) is still the
most common dwelling. As of the mid-1980s, over two-thirds of all
housing units were constructed of wood and mud, and a lesser number of
wood and thatch. Housing shortages and overcrowding were still major
concerns as of 2000. It has been estimated that 89% of the population is
living in substandard housing. Homelessness is a big problem in urban
areas; it has been estimated that 80% of the residents in Addis Ababa
are homeless or in substandard housing.

Housing development and finance are the joint responsibility of the
Ministry of Housing and Urban Development and the Housing and Savings
Bank, which was established in November 1975. The government has
developed the Ethiopian Housing Cooperative to encourage Ethiopia
emigrants to return and build homes.

User Contributions:

EVEN if the housing agency try to says we are distribuiting the condominuim houses to the poor, the reality is almost all the opposite of it.
So in my openion the Government should follow the situation deliberatly and giving attention to the poor
Other wise it leads to conclud that Ethioian Roles and Regulation remaind on the paper

Addis is really growing and changing! My mother-in-law had to move out of her old tin'roof poor place and they have torn down all those slum houses to rebuild by modern plan. Her condominium will be finished soon - a big improvement for her and so many others. The problem wityh Addis is that it just grew there without plan. Now we have to tear all that stuff out before we can build something. It's difficult now, but when it's finished, wow!

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